Camp Ruby Lake: The Blood Moon

Deadline does a solid job with all of their rooms. They now have two rooms that can be played two different ways (Noir and Camp Ruby) and I’m still not sure how I feel about it as you get the same set for two rooms and have to ignore a lot of things in the room. Both stories are very lock and key heavy and could use a bit more signposting. I feel that Witch Doctor and Freakshow are still the two best rooms here, but these are solid rooms and worth doing.

Our team of three finished this with a decent chunk of time to spare (about 10 minutes). The puzzles were a bit more random and less woven into the story than Lady of the Lake, and one in particular would benefit from a bit more signposting and refinement. That said, the room works, and it is one I would recommend. It is a bit combo and key lock-heavy, but the pacing keeps things moving, and there’s a decent amount of variety. The finale is fun. The surprise is somewhat spoiled by light leaking from the end set piece, making its location obvious from the start. Once we had the final prop, we actually walked over and waited for it to trigger. A fix wouldn't be difficult, and the payoff is worth protecting.

Duuuuude these rooms are 🔥🔥🔥

Wow! This room was so much fun. The team at Deadline has done it again. The puzzles were really creative, some requiring us to really think and others needing more cooperation and communication. We needed 2 hints during our session but the hints allowed us to think and solve accordingly. There were so many cool puzzles. We had a blast.

We preferred the lady of the lake to this one but this room was very fun as well. Had similar issues as the other due to having two rooms worth of puzzles in one space. Puzzles didn't flow as well, story felt more disconnected, and puzzles made it harder to split up as compared to Lady of the Lake. Still a very fun room.